THE LONGING (2020)

- Developer
- Studio Seufz
- Publisher
- Application Systems Heidelberg
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 7,390 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 26 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
You pass real time in a quiet, dark underground palace as a lonely servant, with no rush and only your own curiosity to guide you.
slowlonelycontemplativeatmosphericidlemeditativepatientsolitary
What players say
Players say The Longing is a genuine idle game about waiting 400 real-time days, where you watch a little cave man shuffle through a cave system at a glacial pace. Many get deeply attached to the charming character and find the slow pace meditative, though some hit obscure puzzles and unsatisfying endings.
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